Ziggo recently lost its rights to show Formula 1 from 2022. Did the Dutch operator make the right decision to withdraw from the bidding war? The cost of content may be ...
A big wave of consolidation has started in the media sector. One can point to the threat from Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ as the cause, but mergers do little to address that. ...
Long before the Covid-19 crisis, the telecom industry was already talking about broadband as a commodity. With mature markets reaching a high penetration of internet users, ...
KPN has confirmed approaches from KKR and EQT/Stonepeak over a possible takeover of the Dutch operator. No negotiations were held, and a price was not given, KPN said. KKR ...
Deutsche Telekom has reportedly restarted the search for a buyer of its Dutch subsidiary, T-Mobile Netherlands. Dutch paper Het Financieele Dagblad said the price tag is ...
It is difficult to give predictions on the mergers and acquisitions market, but we can speculate. Is Iliad eyeing T-Mobile Netherlands? What's Liberty Global's next move? And ...
KPN has presented its new strategy for 2021-2023 under the name 'accelerate to grow'. It overlaps the previous plan for 2019-2021 and puts FTTH central. There is little new ...
What we know: Deutsche Telekom has been in discussions for at least a year on selling the Romanian business, with talks complicated by the Romanian state still holding a ...
EQT is considering a takeover bid for KPN, according to a report from Bloomberg. There were few details in the story, but EQT is unlikely to be interested in synergies, as in ...
Microsoft is the dominant provider of applications used by home workers in the Netherlands, according to research by Telecompaper. The survey looked at common applications ...
The EU is preparing new regulations for online platforms, with a proposal for the so-called Digital Services Act expected by the end of the year. Along with plans to tackle ...
With several companies already reporting Q1 results, we are starting to get a better idea of the impact the coronavirus crisis is having on the TMT sector. Many companies ...
KPN has not been able to return to sales growth and seems to have accepted that in its current strategy. Can the Dutch operator try anything different? Its share price has ...
More and more operators are looking at selling off passive networks. This underlines not only the value of such networks, but also the advantages of structural ...
Telia has completed its takeover of Bonnier Broadcasting, after securing conditional regulatory approval. We find it difficult to get excited about this kind of vertical ...
Deutsche Telekom is reportedly preparing to put its Dutch unit T-Mobile Netherlands up for sale. Possible bidders are not obvious, apart from EQT, owner of fixed network ...
Dominique Leroy's decision to move from CEO of Proximus to heading KPN has raised speculation the two operators could be closer to a merger. We expect that is unlikely to ...
Sunrise has become embroiled in a battle with its major shareholder Freenet over the proposed acquisition of UPC Switzerland. Freenet thinks the takeover is too expensive, ...
KPN has been forced to search for a new CEO. Maximo Ibarra, who joined the Dutch operator early last year, is leaving at the end of September for 'personal reasons'. KPN's ...
KPN is facing a challenge. With no growth and a saturated market, the Dutch operator still needs to pay a dividend. Its remaining stake in Telefonica Deutschland has been ...
Telecompaper has compiled its own stock index since early 2018, based on all the European telecom service stocks. Some stocks have disappeared due to takeovers, such as the ...
Canada-based Brookfield Asset Management is considering a bid for Dutch operator KPN, along with two Dutch pension fund managers, PGGM and APG, according to a report from ...
The internet services market revolved around three major issues in 2018: fake news, privacy and monopolies. We look here at the developments at the three biggest players: ...
The Dutch market is set for a new year with a new composition. VodafoneZiggo is on track with its merger integration, T-Mobile and Tele2 are set to complete their merger, and ...
KPN's new strategic plan builds on its plan from 2016. In short, the focus is on cost savings, investing in technology and convergence. This should result in a higher margin ...